This effect is not limited to the EU. US suffers a similar problem with the GOP actively trying to shrink the IRS budget, even though it has an incredible ROI

This effect is not limited to the EU. US suffers a similar problem with the GOP actively trying to shrink the IRS budget, even though it has an incredible ROI (estimated at >$4 for every dollar spent) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/business/economy/irs-tax-fraud-audit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/business/economy/irs-tax-... discusses in further detail